Computer giant IBM is asking software developers to join the global fight against the COVID-19 crisis. The company expanded its 2020 Call for Code Global Challenge to include solutions that address the pandemic, in addition to climate change. “The ability for us to actually bring the developer community to bear on some of society’s most pressing issues ...

With the unprecedented impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the global economy, the watchword for companies is “reduce costs,” which also applies to spending on technology. Showing enterprises how they can increase storage efficiency and lower costs has been one of the strategies of IT consulting company Advanced Technology Services Group. “Customers are looking to save ...

The coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on businesses, but while some enterprises see demand for their products and services drop dramatically, others observe a sharp rise. This environment requires a much more elastic cloud infrastructure to keep up with these fluctuations, according to Corey Quinn (pictured), cloud economist at information technology consultancy firm ...

As the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the world economy more strongly than any event in recent history, companies face many challenges in the struggle for survival. One is the difficult task of preserving capital while maintaining innovation and competitiveness, according to Matt Garman, vice president of sales and marketing at Amazon Web Services Inc. “Capital ...

The COVID-19 pandemic is radically changing the way companies operate. The lockdown to prevent the spread of the virus led employees to work remotely, restricted job travel, and prioritized efficient technology and communications. And these changes will not disappear completely after the outbreak ends, according to Rebecca Knight (pictured), journalist and host of theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming ...

Computer giant IBM will offer a set of security controls to convince banks to migrate their customers’ highly sensitive data from on-premises to the public cloud. IBM’s coming financial services cloud aims to provide organizations with the security they need to meet the industry’s strict regulatory requirements, according to Harish Grama (pictured), general manager of ...

Companies are in constant need of evaluating the use of new technologies to improve business and increase efficiency. This need is more visible now more than never in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic. Despite the negative impact of COVID-19 on corporate budgets, enterprises need to move toward digital transformation in response to the crisis, ...

While the mainstream application of quantum computers is expected to take a few more years, work on developing this technology is happening right now — and in a collaborative way. Commercial enterprises, academics and startups are working with IBM to co-create around quantum and understand the use cases that can be solved in the near future, according to ...

The rapidly escalating and disturbing events resulting from the spread of COVID-19 have rekindled the debate surrounding corporate social responsibility. While struggling to survive, companies face the need to work with employees, customers and the community to minimize the impact of the crisis and build better days. IBM defined that its first responsibility is with ...

As computing technology gains in speed and network agility, “old and well-known” mainframes need to keep up. And that’s what is happening now in a world of cloud, mobile, and open-source technology, according to Greg Lotko (pictured), senior vice president and general manager of the Mainframe Division at Broadcom Inc., which designs, develops and supplies ...